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John Gardner

Born November 20, 1926Died August 3, 2007

John Edmund Gardner was an English writer of spy and thriller novels. He is best known for his James Bond continuation novels, but also wrote a series of Boysie Oakes books and three novels containing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional villain, Professor Moriarty.

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The Gawain-poet: Notes on Pearl and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, with brief commentary on Purity and Patience

The Gawain-poet: Notes on Pearl and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, with brief commentary on Purity and Patience

Icebreaker

Icebreaker

To mysterio tou B-26

To mysterio tou B-26

with Alekos Manolides

Win, Lose or Die

Win, Lose or Die

The Gawain Poet Notes

The Gawain Poet Notes

John Gardner on Writing: On Becoming a Novelist, On Writers & Writing, and On Moral Fiction

John Gardner on Writing: On Becoming a Novelist, On Writers & Writing, and On Moral Fiction

2013
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

2011
Moriarty

Moriarty

2008
Angels Dining at the Ritz

Angels Dining at the Ritz

2007
Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul

Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneur's Soul

2005
Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

2001

with Anonymous, John Maier and Richard A. Henshaw

Pupils in transition

Pupils in transition

1998

with Professor Gill Nicholls

Confessor

Confessor

1995
On Writers and Writing

On Writers and Writing

1994

with Stewart O'Nan

The Art of Fiction

The Art of Fiction

1991
License to Kill

License to Kill

1989

with Ian Fleming

El Arte de la Ficcion: Apuntes sobre el oficio para jovenes escritores

El Arte de la Ficcion: Apuntes sobre el oficio para jovenes escritores

1984
On Becoming a Novelist

On Becoming a Novelist

1983
Para ser novelista

Para ser novelista

1983
Mickelsson's Ghosts

Mickelsson's Ghosts

1982
Freddy's Book

Freddy's Book

1980
On Moral Fiction

On Moral Fiction

1978
The King of the Hummingbirds and Other Tales

The King of the Hummingbirds and Other Tales

1977
In the Suicide Mountains

In the Suicide Mountains

1977
A Child's Bestiary

A Child's Bestiary

1977
The Life and Times of Chaucer

The Life and Times of Chaucer

1977
Gudgekin the Thistle Girl: And Other Tales

Gudgekin the Thistle Girl: And Other Tales

1976
October Light

October Light

1976
Dragon, dragon, and other tales

Dragon, dragon, and other tales

1975
Dragon, Dragon: And Other Tales

Dragon, Dragon: And Other Tales

1975
The Revenge of Moriarty

The Revenge of Moriarty

1975
A Killer for a Song: A Boysie Oakes Entertainment

A Killer for a Song: A Boysie Oakes Entertainment

1975
Jason and Medeia

Jason and Medeia

1973
Nickel Mountain

Nickel Mountain

1973
The King's Indian: Stories and Tales

The King's Indian: Stories and Tales

1972
The Sunlight Dialogues

The Sunlight Dialogues

1972
The King of the Hummingbirds: And Other Tales

The King of the Hummingbirds: And Other Tales

1972
Air Apparent

Air Apparent

1971
The Wreckage of Agathon

The Wreckage of Agathon

1970

with Michael Leonard

The Resurrection

The Resurrection

1966
The Forms of Fiction

The Forms of Fiction

1962

with Lennis Dunlap

Becoming a Writer

Becoming a Writer

1934

Collections1

The Art of Living and Other Stories

The Art of Living and Other Stories

1981

Box sets & omnibuses1

Tales of Dungeons and Dragons

Tales of Dungeons and Dragons

1986